The Unlikely Art of Parental Pressure: A Positive Approach to Pushing Your Child to Be Their Best Self by Chris Thurber & Hendrie Weisinger

Author:Chris Thurber & Hendrie Weisinger [Thurber, Chris & Weisinger, Hendrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: education, Parent Participation, Family & Relationships, Parenting, General
ISBN: 9780306874772
Google: O6YJzgEACAAJ
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 2021-11-15T00:24:07.021523+00:00

5. LISTEN SILENTLY

What gives empathy its power is the silence that follows, so silent listening gets its own little section here. As we advocated a few pages ago, avoid contaminating a wonderfully empathic statement with a preemptive solution or judgment. Instead, express empathy and then fall silent. Full stop. No more. Just say what you think your kid is feeling, then be quiet and listen. Let your child absorb your empathic statement. Accurate or not, your attempt sends a strong message that you care. Then, let your child respond, no matter how long it takes. Usually, your child will reciprocate your warmth. Even if they sound annoyed, their response acknowledges your attempt. You are lowering the drawbridge.

Here is what an exchange might sound like when the parent remembers to listen silently:

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